Claims:
*Cartoons sought to influence young black Americans into making them feel inadequate an undervalued by society.
*Cartoons sought to influence young white Americans to reinforce the racist ideals of their ancestors and ensure that those ideals lived on.
Present the question.
Introduction
-Historical context of Jim Crow Era
-Short introduction of my claims.
Analyze "Scrub Me Mama With a Boogie Beat"
-physical depiction of African Americans
-lack of work ethic
-watermelon
-poverty stricken
Analyze "Plane Dumb"
-physical characteristics
-Africa as savage and hostile
-ignorant and dumb
-negro spirituals
Compare and contrast the two cartoons
-1st attacks AA value to society
-2nd attacks their roots
Conclusion
-Implications of racist propaganda such as these cartoons.
*Cartoons sought to influence young black Americans into making them feel inadequate an undervalued by society.
*Cartoons sought to influence young white Americans to reinforce the racist ideals of their ancestors and ensure that those ideals lived on.
Present the question.
Introduction
-Historical context of Jim Crow Era
-Short introduction of my claims.
Analyze "Scrub Me Mama With a Boogie Beat"
-physical depiction of African Americans
-lack of work ethic
-watermelon
-poverty stricken
Analyze "Plane Dumb"
-physical characteristics
-Africa as savage and hostile
-ignorant and dumb
-negro spirituals
Compare and contrast the two cartoons
-1st attacks AA value to society
-2nd attacks their roots
Conclusion
-Implications of racist propaganda such as these cartoons.